Places Sandi Hemmerlein Wants to Go

A little-known occurrence of fossil wood in northern Washoe County, Nevada, near the Black Rock Desert.

A secluded hilltop monument marks the final resting place of Lucy, Presidio Park's beloved white deer.

The headquarters of the semiconductor giant has a 10,000-square-foot museum.

One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.

Built as a schoolhouse in 1914, this Mission-style building has also served as a dancehall, a library, an Army canteen, and now a cultural museum.

The headquarters of the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, complete with Rosicrucian pyramids, all in the Pennsylvania woods.

The first Protestant church in Arizona and only Gothic Revival style adobe church in the world.

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

This collection of vintage signs reflects the long and colorful history of this Arizona town.

Over a century old, this restored Victorian building is surrounded by a lush garden filled with rare palms.

Take a step into the workshop where Edison and his employees revolutionized the world.

The tallest bridge in California was constructed for a project that was eventually cancelled.

A train tunnel that was made obsolete by the dam it helped create.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.

About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.

Don't bother sending any mail to this ghost town.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

The smallest Mexican land grant in California was given, and then taken from, a 19th-century teacher and nurse.

A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.

This outdoor gallery of sculptures along the East River was once a landfill.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.